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Period Poverty is the campaign focus for 2024/5

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and the pandemic is having a significant and negative impact on our collective mental health. But don’t worry, your union is here to help

UNISON’s Covid-19 response fund reopens today, offering grants of up to £500 to help members affected by the pandemic. If you are a UNISON member, you can apply for the fund if your income has been affected in any of the following ways: You and/or your partner are currently furloughed; You and/or your partner are […]

Sixty-nine branches have donated to our COVID response fund so far – is yours on that list?

New fund will help members facing particular need because of the pandemic There for You is UNISON’s unique charity, set up to help members in difficulties – and this year, the COVID-19 crisis is making life harder for many of our already-stretched members. Because more of you are struggling, There for You has set up […]

UNISON provides free immigration telephone advice to members who have come to work in the UK have come to work in the UK from a country outside the UK […]

Trade unionists in Chelmsford are collecting food and supplies for the city’s homeless this Christmas, UNISON announced today. Staff working for UNISON Eastern region are gathering together everything from tinned tomatoes to dish cloths to help local homelessness charity CHESS. CHESS provides temporary accommodation for 32 individuals for 365 days a year, offering an additional […]

Welcome to There For You, the newsletter of the Eastern region’s welfare committee. It’s chock full of news on events and training opportunities this year, as well as information on loneliness, home takeovers and migrant networks. Welfare Newsletter autumn 2018

Get help with school uniform costs this summer form UNISON’s own welfare arm There for you

Applications revealed the stark choices many face when it comes to balancing the basics of life. The winter fuel grants scheme is an invaluable lifeline for some […]

This is why in addition to fighting to protect health workers in the workplace, UNISON Hampshire Health branch made a seasonal donation to Southampton City […]

Liz Potter was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in the summer of 2013 at the age of 49.

‘The cuts have shattered our enthusiasm’

Union’s welfare charity seeks applications from experienced UNISON activists to fill six elected positions on board of trustees

UNISON welfare charity There for you wants you to help raise funds in this year’s Pyrenees walk challenge